The Japanese aircraft carrier Shōkaku.
The Shōkaku-class aircraft carrier (Japanese: 翔鶴 Shōkaku; English: Flying Crane) was a Japanese aircraft carrier used by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Commissioned on August 8, 1941, it participated in the attack of Pearl Harbor and the Battle of the Coral Sea. It was sunk by the American submarine Cavalla on June 19, 1944.
Her sister ship, Zuikaku, was commissioned September 25th, 1941 and also took part in the attack of Pearl Harbor and was sunk by air attack in the Battle of Cape Engaño on 25 October 1944.
Battlefield 1942[]
In Battlefield 1942, the Shōkaku is the Imperial Japanese Navy's aircraft carrier. It is a direct equivalent to the United States Marine Corps' Enterprise.
Aircraft Carriers, fitting to their name, spawn aircraft for the team (namely for the attacking team in Conquest Assault). The aircraft carrier will spawn one fighter (Zero) and one dive bomber (Aichival); when destroyed, they will respawn after 20 to 40 seconds. Additionally, they also come with the spawning of Landing Craft for transporting players to shore; two spawns appear on the rear of the ship (it is important to note that these spawns are separate "spawners", thus can spawn two additional landing craft after 20 seconds).
It has three spawn points: one in the back near the bridge, one in the center for easy access to planes, and one in the front for easy access to the landing craft. Additionally, there are nets around the carrier for getting onto the carrier at sea. There are five seats for the Aircraft Carrier:
- A driver can maneuver the aircraft carrier around the map and is given a radar similar to the Destroyer, allowing it to see potential air and underwater targets, but has no offensive weapons.
- Seats 2 to 5 are anti-aircraft 40mm Bofors, namely used for warding off enemy planes. Seat 2 will be at the front right, with the other three seats going counterclockwise around the carrier before being at seat 5, which is positioned at the rear-right of the carrier.
The Aircraft Carrier has no offensive armament beyond its aircraft spawns, while it can defend itself from enemy aircraft with its AA. It should avoid the frontlines and position itself out of reach of enemy players alongside being able to support the team. It is one of the largest ships in the game, making it quite difficult to evade being hit.
Hiryu[]
A modified version of the Shokaku appears on the map Coral Sea, called Hiryu. It has double the health of the regular Shokaku, and can spawn up to six fighters and six dive bombers at a time. In all other aspects, it is identical to the regular Shokaku.
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Battlefield Vietnam[]
The Shokaku returns to the Battlefield Vietnam World War II Mod as the carrier for the Japanese Imperial Army. It only appears on Wake Island but functions identically to the Battlefield 1942 counterpart.
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Battlefield 1943[]
In Battlefield 1943, the Shōkaku-class acts as the starting spawn point for the IJN on Wake Island, Iwo Jima and Coral Sea. Unlike Battlefield 1942, it is completely stationary, harbors only 2 A6M Zeroes, is void of netting and is invulnerable. 4 LCVPs spawn at the rear of the ship, and there are 2 40mm Bofors positioned at the rear. On Coral Sea, 2 Shokakus are present and they do not harbor any Daihatsus.
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Trivia[]
- In Battlefield 1943, the second Shōkaku-class carrier on Coral Sea is most likely the Zuikaku.
- In Battlefield 1943, the Shokaku-class carriers do not look like the Shōkaku-class from Battlefield 1942, but instead resembles the Shoho-class aircraft carriers.